RESEARCH INTERESTS

Susana is an early career researcher with an extensive working experience as an academic, educator, consultant and volunteer in diverse educational contexts for over three decades. Susana’s wide ranging interests in adult education and professional development, women’s education, indigenous, migrant and cross-cultural education and online learning are inspired by her personal, professional and academic experiences as an African woman migrant, an adult educator and community volunteer. Susana’s scholarship and research activities have an enduring focus on education and training as a tool for empowerment. Using a range of qualitative research methods, Susana’s research promotes equity, access in education and social inclusion for diverse and marginalised communities.
Susana has significant experience working in international contexts including Ghana, England, United States, Papua New Guinea and Canada. She coordinates the Bachelor of Applied Social Science program at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.